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Dead at age 71
1,396 Notable deaths
Giovanni Battista Caproni
Italian aeronautical engineer.
Died October 27th, 1957 at 71 years old in Rome.
Lonnie Johnson
American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter.
Born February 8th, 1899 in New Orleans.
Died June 16th, 1970 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Anita Shreve
American writer (1946–2018).
Born October 7th, 1946 in Dedham.
Died March 29th, 2018 at 71 years old in Newfields (cancer). [ref]
David Thomas
American musician and songwriter.
Born June 14th, 1953 in Miami.
Died April 23rd, 2025 at 71 years old in Brighton and Hove. [ref]
Peter Temple
Australian crime fiction writer (1946-2018).
Born March 10th, 1946 in South Africa. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2018 at 71 years old in Ballarat (pancreatic cancer).
Lisa Jardine
British historian (1944-2015).
Born April 12th, 1944 in Oxford.
Died October 25th, 2015 at 71 years old in London (breast cancer).
Giorgos Seferis
Greek poet and diplomat (1900-1971).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Urla. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1971 at 71 years old in Athens. [ref]
Edwin Stanton Porter
American film director.
Born April 21st, 1870 in Connellsville. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1941 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
H. V. Evatt
Australian judge and politician (1894-1965).
Born April 30th, 1894 in East Maitland. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1965 at 71 years old in Canberra. [ref]
Nikolai Yudenich
Russian general (1862-1933).
Born July 30th, 1862 in Moscow.
Died October 5th, 1933 at 71 years old in Cannes (tuberculosis).
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou